Computer security is a topic of vital importance today in the face of the constant growth of criminals with theft of information and accounts. Therefore, people must have basic knowledge to achieve their projects and avoid cyber attacks.
Several universities and technology platforms offer guides for people to access courses offered in English and Spanish for beginners at no cost.
Cybersecurity Basics
This course offers microsoft through your platform Learn. There they explain the basics of security and how to protect yourself from threats on the Internet.
There are six modules in total and it is ideal for those who know nothing about the subject, because initial concepts such as malware are defined, the types that exist, what cryptography is, types of threats, protections and others.
Introduction to cybersecurity
The University of Rosario in Colombia has this four-week online course that also teaches basic computer security concepts to learn how to recognize and analyze vulnerabilities, computer forensics principles, how to identify and fix vulnerabilities in software source code, among other topics.
The difference with the previous one is that it has an approach for people who already have a foundation on the subject, especially in concepts of programming and linear algebra.
Another point to keep in mind is that it does not deliver a certificate and is free for a limited time.
Specialization
The University of the Andes in Colombia offers another alternative for those who already have a foundation in cybersecurity. It is a free three-month course that is divided into three modules that can also be taken independently.
Here students will learn the principles and rules of computer security, vulnerabilities, penetration tests and internet security. However, to obtain the certificate you must pay.
Introduction and specialization
This course is available in coursera and offers it New York University. Its topics are focused on basic concepts, but since it lasts four months, it has an advance on deeper topics such as protection measures, forms of mitigation, real-time detection and what is the security infrastructure used at the business level.
The certification of the course is paid, but you can access all the material without paying, the only requirement is to know basic technology and computer topics and despite being English, it has subtitles in Spanish to give access to more people.
Cyber security for companies
This course has a focus on organizations to learn how to protect them from different attacks. It is available on the platform atpLearn and it’s called “Cyber Security Essentials: Your Role in Protecting the Company.”
During the study time, concepts on how to recognize a cyber attack, how to protect corporate accounts and the different types of malware will be learned. The duration of the program is 60 hours and there are no requirements.
Computer security introduction
Finally, the University of Washington has a six-week introductory cyber security program for beginners through edX no prerequisites.
During this type, students will learn topics such as identifying threat actors and their motivations, types of control of different cyber threats, and the role played by international organizations related to cybersecurity.
The coursera of health
Be Your Brand launched medicoempresario.online, a digital content platform where all health professionals find training tools related to legal issues, financial management, qualification, administration, communication with patients, cultural transformation, among others.
This platform is created so that assistants, secretaries, receptionists, health professionals, independent doctors, entrepreneurs in the health sector, pharmaceutical sales force, patient care and service personnel of health-providing institutions find a solution to the provision of the service. and take it to a new level.
Lina Morales, CEO of Be Your Brand, said that “it is useless for us to have technologies that improve both the health of patients and the quality of work and life of service providers if, in the end, people are not taken into account for the use of them. The cultural transformation is fundamental to achieve an adequate adaptation to the VI industrial revolution in the sector”.
A new healthtech in Colombia
It is the digital platform that brings together the largest digital health ecosystem available in the countries where it is present. It connects patients and families with clinics, hospitals, doctors, nurses and other health actors to improve care services and data accessibility.
It was created in 2020, at the start of the pandemic, by Opo Herrera, a Colombian. Docty has been successful in South Africa, India, Ecuador and Colombia.
